Oil-gage.



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Tooll'whomfit may concern.' /l

Be it known that I, HOWARD F. JONES, a

v citizen of the* United States, residing at Warrento, in 'thev count `of Warren and tain new ,and useful` lmprovements in Oilof" which Athe following* vis -a' specification. i' i Seeland 'more articularlytofgagesiadapte to indicate the is' applied to the crank case lof anv eutomolbile "or indicating the level .91'. quantity of oilwthin the case, although 1t 1s, of course,

' tobe understoodthpt it is-equallyapplicable rso unal sie f 'isihve `and `disposition. thereon;

to 'comprehend the underly-in 'thereofth'at theymeyfembody,t` e same b the'numerousmodications inzetrueture` an relation `oontemp with slight modifications to various other One of the `objects of the i resent invention isfztorprovide ge.. "'ofwt e\. abo've genera1 charecterhaving re atiively few parts which will" be inexpensive to'manufaeture and in' k stall.' A lfurther'object is to provide a selfcontained d vice which ma be easily and Heidi!! ernia@ .mths .9m eases of. automolillee" orfw'herever desired; with a mniect `win- 'iiruy "is-become neueres in use.. Y

no'winI neral kt'fo'livious lfrom y Idrawings and 4 in part indicated in y=oolinfe :tion .y therewith jby.V they ,folo'wing f this,invtuition..A

and-in `.thefuni ue relations ofgthe membeejand in the re l ativeh fproportoning newly eutlinedrhmin l Toenebleothersskilled 1n' the artso fully features lien.` by uns invention,

"been: ennexe asa part -ofi this 'arance denote A correeip,ondi

ned-1in epe-11A dwrinseilik@ @www of refiieq-yiws of wheels-1' l' all" as more comf dismisura, Y

-tained within the receptacle.

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Bpcciilcdtion f Letters Patent. l VPatented'Aug'. 13, .1.918. Application illed November 28, 1917. Serial No.V208,9Ba l.

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing the devlce 1n ,operative position;

. Fig. 2 is a ,transverse sectional View of the` device; `-.State of North Caroline., ik ave invented`cer Fig. 3 is u section teken on the' line 3-3 ofy Fig. 2 r y i Referring now to the draw-ings in. detail', 5' denotes the side Wall of :i receptacle, preferably the crank cese of an automobile into which a member G is inounted hyineans of'n 'tlireiided nipple 'i' und un irregular collar Spermit'ting the saine to be conven-` iently turned; This member 6 has a longtudinal bore communicating with the in# sis terior of the receptiicle 5 and e second bore clearly in Fig. 3. The opposite end ofthe passageway 12 communicates withvthe terior ofa transparent or glass gage vmember 15 provided at its upper'end within."

V(nip 16 and heldin place by Ineens of a. bolt .17, the head of which engages the oepY 16 whileits opposite end is threaded into the member 11, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The

member 11 is provided. with n handle or opleriitin means 18 whereby the device me] be easl y turned Ydownwardly from the posh 4tion .shown in Fig. 1. The stein 10 is,'of

p course, held in place in the-member 6', by anyr tlwlrfllhsly Consists 111 the ,featureoff construction, `combination of desired means, such as the threaded `nut -2.

By reference to Fi. 1 ,it will be noted that the cap 16 is provi ed with an outlet opening l21 whereby the `tuloe 15 may be eonven# iezrtidreined when swung down.

le the construction 'of thedevic'eherein disclosed is believed to be clear from the above description, a. brief statement Vof the peration muy enable one to more .clearly .is y f understand its use. When swung upwardly to fthe-position shown in Figs. 1 or 2,- the oil from the interior of the receptacle Hows und ence up into the glass gage 15 -w ere. itwill clearly indicate the mnount of o il con throlh the passageway lll, `pessugewil,4 12, I

:AS l

35 generic or specific aspects of this invention,

this .has been indicated, the age is turned downwardly by means of t e handle 18 which cuts oil' the passageway 12 from the outlet 14, thereby preventing further vescape of oil and the relatively small amount contained within the gage 15 will be allowed to drain out through the opening 21. In ordinary stationary ages, more or less sediment contained wit in the oil will adhere t0.

the inside of the glass' tube and so discolor the same that it will be im ossible to tell the exact height of the oil wit in the receptacle and it is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome'this objection y allowing the oil to drain out of the gage before. it has an opportunity to adhere to the interior surface of the gage. It will also be noted that when the gage 1s swung down, the passages 12V and 14 are disconnected. Taking' out the bolt. 17 permits the removal ofthe glass luwhereby 1t may be cleaned.

It is thus Yseen that the present invention provides a simple practical gage ofthe above general character having relatively few'parts which will be cheap to manufacture and install. In short, the invention is believed to accomplish, among others,. all of the objects andadvantages herein .set forth.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of this invention that others can byjapplying current knowledge readily adapt it for various applica- 'tions without omitting certain features that, from' the standpoint of the prior art, fairly l constitute essential characteristics of the and therefore such adaptations should and are intended to be com rehended within the meaning and range o equivalency of` the `following claims.

I claim:

1. In a gage of the character described,-

in combination, a member having a passage adapted to communicate with the interior of a receptacle, a tubular valve stem communieating with said passage and a ga e mounted upon said stem, the interior o which is adapted to communicate through said passages with the interior of said receptacle when said valve member occupiesv a pre determined position, and 'means for draining said gage of its contents when turned from said predetermined position.

2. In a gage of the character described, in combination,` a member having a assage adapted to communicate with the lnterior of a receptacle, a tubular valve stem passing through said .member and communicating with-said passageway, a gage glassremovably mounted u on said valve stein and communicatin tirough said tubular valve stem with sai passageway when the stem occupies a predetermined position with respect thereto, and a handle for turning said valve stem, said device having means whereby it may be conveniently drained of itsv contents when moved from said predetermined position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\ HOWARD FEILD JONES.

Witnesses:

RICHARDB. BOYD, JR.,

FRANK Snam-Jn. 

